Doris Hargrave

The Astronaut Farmer -- Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton and Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen star in this inspiring, uplifting and heart-warming story of one family's quest for the stars.

Oscar-nominated Ed Harris portrays a dejected Vietnam veteran whose trade as a shrimp fisherman is threatened when an influx of Vietnamese immigrants move into his small, bayside community. Tensions mount, finally erupting into a violent episode in which Harris battles not only the burgeoning immigrant community, but also his own emotionally scarred psyche as well.

Chronicling the last night of a seedy Houston bar, Eagle Pennell's hilarious classic American indie from IFC Films, featuring a script by Kim Henkel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), is marked by the simplicity and ease with which ordinary blue-collar existence is brought to life on screen. Anticipating the inevitable wrecking ball, the Alamo's regulars gather to celebrate the bar's last night. Throughout the evening, we meet Cowboy (Sunny Davis) an admired patron with a reputation to live up to; Claude (Lou Perry), a man whose domestic troubles have him blaring imaginative curses towards his wife throughout the film, and Ichabod (Steve Matilla) and Mary (Tina Hubbard) a quarrelsome couple who clearly are a perfect match.

Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton and Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen star in this inspiring, uplifting and heart-warming story of one family's quest for the stars. Thornton plays Charlie Farmer, a man determined to fly his own rocket into outer space. His family, and soon the entire town believe in his dream and join him in the adventure of a lifetime. Together, they challenge the system and discover the true meaning of courage and pioneer spirit.